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No. 873,868. Patented Nov. 15, 1887 UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE JOHN JAY AND HENRY C. COATE, OF PLEASANT HILL, OHIO; SAID JAY ASSIGNOR TO HENRY B. REIBEB, OF SAME PLACE.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 373,368, dated November 15, 1887.

Application filed February 5, 1887. Serial No. 226,699. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JOHN J AV and HENRY G. COATE, citizens of the United States, residing at Pleasant Hill, in the county of Miami and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fences; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, refereuce being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The invention will first be described in connection with the drawings, and then pointed out in the claim. 1

Figure 1 of the drawings is a side elevation, and Fig. 2 a vertical cross-section of the same.

In the drawings, A represents the rails; B B, the cross-braces; 0, four connectingnprights; D, the anchors; E, the wire which connects the rider F with the anchor, and G the tightening-wire connecting with lever H;

In making the portable fence illustrated in Fig. lot the drawings, we use four rails, A, and a rider, F, connected by two or more uprights, G, which can be readily handled together by one man. By placing the rider in the upper cross of braces B and hanging the rails in the lower cross the panel is supported above the ground, while the rails of two panels will interlap at the ends as well as the riders. Over the interlapping ends of the riders, and on each side of the rails, we pass the wire E, which is made fast at both ends to the anchor D, the latter being driven down into the ground,so as to hold the fence firmly to the ground in a perpendicular plane-or its line of gravity, while it is braced and counterbraced laterally by the crossing-stakes B B. We then loop the wire G over the bolt h, which holds the lever H to the stake, carry it around the opposite stake, and then fasten the same to the end of the lever. Vc then bring the lever in line with the fulcrum-stake and secure it on a catch or tooth, h. By this means the stakes are re-enl'orced and prevented from lateral displacement.

Having thus described a fence which is strong, easily put up or taken down, conveniently portable, and not very liable to get out of repair, what we claim as new, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is

The cross braces B B of a fence, provided with the fulcrum-bolt h and catch-tooth h, in

combination with the wire G and lever H, ar-

ranged as shown and described.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN JAY. HENRY O. COATE. NVitnesses:

W. E. JAY, H. B. REIBER. 

